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10 Years Ago
Football coach Phil Jensen had a reason to be excited. For the first time since 1973, the Warsaw Tigers defeated the NorthWood Panthers at Fisher Field. The 22-16 win also marked the first time the Tigers have ever defeated the Panthers in back-to-back seasons.
Homecoming festivities were still going on when NorthWood and Warsaw returned to the field after half-time The homecoming announcements had to be cut short, or Warsaw would have faced a 15-yard penalty for delaying the beginning of the second half. Regardless, it didn’t dampen the Tiger spirits.
25 Years Ago
This is a dessert recipe from the Spotlight Recipe Contest for Southern Comfort.
8 cups bread, broken (any type); 4 cups milk; 2 cups sugar; 8 tbsp. butter, melted; 3 eggs; 2 tbsp. vanilla; 1 cup raisins; 1 tsp. cinnamon; 1 tsp. nutmeg; 1 cup coconut; 1 cup chopped pecans. “Sauce”: 1/2 cup butter; 1-1/2 cup powdered sugar; 1 egg; 1/3 cup Bourbon.
Combine all ingredients. Pour mixture into 9”x9” dish. Place in non-preheated oven. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes. To make the sauce: cream butter, sugar over medium heat until absorbed. Add egg, Bourbon over low heat until sauce thickens. Stir constantly. Lu Reed, Warsaw
50 Years Ago
Warsaw’s Judy Cook, a member of the WHS class of ’59 and the daughter of Mrs. Victor Cook, is doing right well at Taylor University. She has been elected recording secretary of the drama group. She also is the vice-president of the Methodist Student Movement, a member of the Ambassadors and the student Education Association. Judy is a speech major.
75 Years Ago
Mary Jane McKown and her juvenile dancing class of 12 young ladies recently stole the limelight from professional performers, and won their way into the hearts of nearly 10,000 onlookers who packed the south side of the court yard to see their fancy dancing entertainment. The troupe was accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Fred McKown. Chester Jontz, member of the fair committee, introduced each performer and her number. The program opened with “Skaters’ Waltz,” a waltz clog featuring little June and Joyce Melick.
